Looking for a TMP 2.0 module for the Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H rev.1.0

[AliceSnow]

Please if anyone has an extra one, can sell one, or knows where I can get one, PLEASE! respond.

[manikyath]

it appears "GC-TPM2.0" is the model number you're after, but given how rare they were back when they were actually a relevant product, i'd be surprised to see one in stock or in use anywhere.

 

the fact their replacement part for more modern motherboards is called "GC-TPM2.0_S" and every i found on google already mislabeled the _S variant without the _S implies just how horrid your search will probably be.

 

aliexpress did come up with bucketloads of offers.. for as much as you'd want to trust those:

https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005003574821217.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2nld

 

on that note - why?

[AliceSnow]

Still daily driving that motherboard, and yes the win11 workaround for a lack of TMP is fine. It would just be nice to be able to do the regular install, just less steps when reloading everything.
Thank you for the link and advise :)

[Lurking]

25 minutes ago, AliceSnow said:

Still daily driving that motherboard, and yes the win11 workaround for a lack of TMP is fine. It would just be nice to be able to do the regular install, just less steps when reloading everything.
Thank you for the link and advise

How often do you re-install Windows? And you just create the USB stick with Rufus once and can install circumventing the requirements multiple times. That is much less effort and cost than risking buying a module.

 

And W11 also requires the CPU to have TPM. So the MB alone isn't enough AFAIK. 

[AliceSnow]

You're right I should only have to make it the once. I just prefer to bring it up to date every so often, saving that little bit of time on extra windows updates after the install. Just my personal choice, clearly not needed.
I also agree buying a risky module is not something I would prefer to do.

TPM is a motherboard feature, not a CPU one. At least the Intel CPU's I've checked don't seem to include them according to Intel's site. But I did not check them all, so I cannot say for certain no CPU may include it. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230496/intel-core-i913900k-processor-36m-cache-up-to-5-80-ghz/specifications.html
Maybe I missed something, so please advise if I am incorrect.

 

I do not reinstall often at all, once maybe twice a year. Unless I screw something up terrible lol

[Pasi123]

While you can install Windows 11 on unsupported CPUs without needing any bypass if you have a TPM 2.0 module, you will not be able to install the yearly updates (like going from 23H2 to 24H2) through Windows Update because it checks if you have a officially compatible CPU (Which would be Intel 8th gen or newer or Ryzen 2000 or newer).

 

There is ways to bypass that but it doesn't differ from not having TPM 2.0 so IMO it's completely pointless to buy a TPM module for Windows 11 compatibility if you have an unsupported CPU.

 

Newer CPUs have Intel PTT or AMD fTPM so no TPM module is required on the motherboard or if you have a CPU without TPM but TPM 2.0 module then that would be fine too. Though I'm pretty sure all of the officially supported CPUs have PTT or fTPM

[AliceSnow]

OMG I had no idea. Just checked my update history, everything is for updates to 22H2. Clearly you are right, TPM module is a big waste of time.

Thank you for your information! Now... clearly staying on Win11 is a bad idea...? Win10 is about to lose support. This just really sucks lol

Hardware is in good health. Runs all my games/software. Not sure what to do, can't buy a new system at this time, and spending cash on Win10 seems pointless. Linux is always an option, assume my steam games are supported (unknown to me right now), but Epic Game, Blizzard, and EA are yet to have any support I am aware of.

Any further ideas, or info I am unaware of?

[Lurking]

I'm no expert ... But MS has a list of compatible CPUs that support TPM. So the CPU also matters in addition to MB.

 

I have a 6000 series dual core that I installed W11 22H2 on. That did update to 23H2. No new installation required. Obviously this is no guarantee future updates will work. But so far MS seems to look the other way with pre-TPM PCs.

 

I would just install it and see 

 

And reinstalling Windows really is not necessary if you don't screw it up. In the old XP times there was some degradation after some years. But IME W10 and W11 are much better in keeping themselves lean (if you debloated them to begin with). I haven't re-installed W10 or WW2 on any of my PCs. Also my work PC just gets an OS once and keeps it till it goes to recycling. Think about it, would any IT department reinstall OS every 6 months?

 

All the OS does is give a platform to software you actually use. No one "uses" the OS by itself. So don't worry if you should like W10 or W11 better. Both work fine. W11 will be updated longer and work better for modern hardware.